37 weeks pregnant!!

We’re 37 weeks pregnant and considered full term. We had our second appointment with the specialist this evening. Caylee has grown a lot in the past 3 weeks. She now weights 5 pounds 12 ounces and she’s 18 inches long. The specialist said if Caylee isn’t born by May 20th, I’ll be induced. I could really tell that she was getting a lot bigger! For over a week now I haven’t been sleeping very good because my back has started hurting and my stomach feels so heavy. My stomach cramps at night while I sleep and my dr. said it’s my pelvis widening and stretching for labor. Last weekend I was having contractions so bad I could barely walk. Cooper and I were really excited because we thought we were going to get to meet our precious daughter, but the contractions went away after a few hours. This weekend we’re going to buy a few more last minute items for Caylee.

36 Weeks Pregnant!!!

We’re 36 weeks pregnant!! It’s so exciting to think we could meet baby Caylee any day now! Her nursery is pretty much complete and this weekend Cooper and I are going to go and buy the items we really need off her registry before she arrives. I honestly don’t think the specialist will send Cooper and me to the hospital next Wednesday for an induction. I have felt Caylee grow so much over the past couple weeks! She has grown so much that it’s very difficult for me to sleep at night and I’ve even been feeling uncomfortable throughout the day. I did paint my toe nails over the weekend! I was impressed that I could still reach them!! LOL
At 36 weeks she should measure over 17 inches long and weigh about 5.78 pounds. Between now and birth she will gain about an ounce a day!

It's almost diaper time!

We purchased diapers for the first time today. It was an exhilarating experience to say the least...though it didn't really occur to me until I was bringing them in from the car that each of the 80 diapers we purchased this evening will have their own special mix of baby business in them before they make their way back out of the house. Nevertheless, I remain exhilarated.

Non Stress Tests

My OB sent Cooper and me to see a Perinatologist last week because Caylee has been measuring a little smaller than normal. We feel a lot better after our appointment with him. He is measuring Caylee small too, but not as small as my Dr. measured her on Monday. He ruled out Placenta Previa and Placenta Abruption as the cause of my bleeding which is good, although they don’t know where the blood is coming from. If the bleeding doesn’t stop in the next few weeks, Caylee will more than likely be delivered a couple weeks early. We have to take a series of non-stress tests. The first non-stress test was done at Deaconess Hospital (as shown in the above video) then I’ll take 2 non-stress tests a week at my Dr’s office and will be monitored a little more closely from now until her birth. We want to thank all of our friends and family for their thoughts and prayers! We are so lucky to have so many people in our lives that care so much about Caylee’s wellbeing!

Tornado Shelter

We decided we'd better go ahead and get a tornado shelter put in since we keep getting close calls. I really think our particular part of town is somehow geographically attractive to a tornado's path. I don't have any scientific data to back that up but most people around here will agree the west Edmond/Deer Creek area seems to always get a few twisters every season. In any case, I now have peace of mind knowing Mommy, Caylee, and Chloe will be safe.